6 Judicial Candidates Drop Out Of Race * Expected Move Leaves Only Two Republicans Facing Off In Montco.

March 27, 1997|by FRANK DEVLIN, The Morning Call

Six Montgomery County judicial candidates have withdrawn from the May 20 primary election, according to the Department of State's Bureau of Elections in Harrisburg.

The withdrawals had been anticipated. Two weeks ago, county Republicans endorsed Thomas DelRicci, 43, of Whitpain Township and Calvin S. Drayer, 57, of Lower Merion Township for two new seats on the county bench.

The candidates who withdrew were Republicans. There are no Democratic candidates running for judge.

Another candidate, assistant public defender Fiorindo Vagnozzi of Upper Merion Township, has pledged to stay in the race despite being rejected by the Republican Party and by the county bar association. Vagnozzi was the only candidate the bar association did not recommend in the race earlier this month.

The two new judge positions were created by the state Legislature earlier this year and will bring the number of county judges to 16.